"On the eve of his death, as if anticipating disaster, the man sent me a message: "If something happens to me, don't let anyone hurt you, and the children too."

I will never see again

Starting her story for "History of the Strong", Olena Gretska from the Kherson region recalls how three days before the war she returned with her family from vacation.

Explosions were heard

Caring about the future of the children, not wanting them to grow up in the space of enemy propaganda, the family decided to evacuate.

The longest day of my life

Iryna tells why she decided to evacuate the city, where she managed to find shelter, what she does today and how her son's fate turned out.

I felt bad..

Today, in the "History of the Strong" project, we get to know Yulia Bazylivska, a psychologist, owner of the children's event space "Emotsyka". Our heroine also talks about the famous personality Asya Beglyarova, who died in Mariupol, and her dream of creating a holiday for all children of Ukraine.

Children need joy

Early in the morning of February 24, 2022, Kateryna Hudyk from Henichesk, who shares her memories for "History of the Strong", was awakened by a banging at the door.

I heard muffled explosions

Today, all of Ukraine knows where Nikopol is located - the city of Olga Tkachenko, photographer and psychologist. For "History of the Strong", she tells about the strength of spirit of Ukrainians living under constant enemy fire.

We continue to live life

He, a programmer from Kharkiv, was a witness of Russia's military aggression in his native city from the first days of the Great War.

Heard the echoes of explosions

Eduard Bobrovytskyi calls himself "an ordinary Ukrainian grandfather" from a village near Zaporizhzhia. And he tells how he would like to gather with his relatives, fellow journalists, and friends on the occasion of his 60th birthday, if it were not for the war...

The plane woke me up

She was the head of the Children Hub, created for Ukrainian children by the Future for Ukraine charitable foundation in Warsaw in the summer of 2022.